A number of indoor non-contact sports in Ballarat are gearing up to resume operations from November 1. Others however, are still awaiting clarification on what category their sport falls under.
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On Sunday Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews announced COVID-19 restrictions would be lifted to allow non-contact indoor sport for people 18 years and under in regional Victoria.
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The announcement will see sports such as badminton, gymnastics, swimming and indoor tennis recommence.
Ballarat Badminton Association manager Rhonda Cator said the announcement would allow the association to resume junior competitions.
"We can also resume taking bookings for school classes and we can resume junior couching groups," she said.
The Ballarat Badminton Association has more than 100 junior players spread across four grades.
Players compete on Thursday afternoons and receive coaching on Mondays and Tuesdays.
While happy with the announcement, Cator hoped some direction around senior competitions would be provided soon.
"We get so many messages from people and we can't give them an answer," she said.
Meanwhile Tennis Ballarat manager Geoff Reese said junior indoor operations would return as soon as possible, while the Ballarat Squash and Racquetball Association will resume its junior competitions from November 5.
Reese said the association would likely play until Christmas before recommencing in the new year.
"We are itching to get back, this place is spotless, we'll be right to go and we'll certainly open on November 1," he said.
It is not so clear cut for every sport though.
Volleyball Ballarat president Damon Minotti said he is awaiting clarification from Volleyball Victoria over how their sport is categorised.
Minotti believed volleyball was classed as an 'incidental' contact sport and therefor was not considered non-contact.
The Courier reached out to the Ballarat Squash and Racquetball Association.